Nutrition Talk #0017: Role of the National School Lunch Program on Childhood Nutrition - Part I

In this two-part episode, your host Lindsey Ripley takes a look at the current state of the National School Lunch Program in the United States and how the program is dealing with the issue of childhood obesity and nutritional health. Guests include:

- Lynne Parker, M.S., is a Scholar at the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
- Helen Mont-Ferguson, MBA, R.D., is Former Assistant Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Boston Public Schools in Boston, MA.
- Michael Leidig, R.D., is Clinical Director for the Center for Youth Wellness at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA and is founder of Nutrition & Fitness Advisors, a nutrition and fitness consulting practice.